Table 4 Relationship between seizure characteristics and QOLIE-31 domains
Variables | Seizure worry | Overall quality of life | Emotional well-being | Energy | Cognitive functioning | Medication effects | Social functioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Duration of epilepsyb | |||||||
  < 2yrs | 52.31(13.94) | 65.65(22.73) | 52.70(12.46) | 51.52(11.22) | 52.55(17.08) | 60.63(22.57) | 58.17(24.97) |
  ≥ 2yrs | 49.53(18.51) | 51.24(20.30) | 49.45(13.28) | 49.42(13.28) | 45.32(15.37) | 46.92(24.68) | 46.50(18.15) |
 p value | 0.508 | 0.005* | 0.300 | 0.360 | 0.056 | 0.019* | 0.015 |
Family history of epilepsyb | |||||||
 Yes | 40.26(17.52) | 54.64(15.31) | 47.14(12.47) | 47.14(8.25) | 38.81(15.77) | 45.83(18.71) | 41.07(13.32) |
 No | 51.79(17.10) | 54.54(22.57) | 50.70(13.21) | 50.35(9.82) | 48.31(15.71) | 50.76(25.66) | 50.50(21.09) |
 p value | 0.022* | 0.987 | 0.349 | 0.250 | 0.038* | 0.493 | 0.109 |
Last episode of seizurea | |||||||
 Nil | 56.77(11.18) | 50.83(15.88) | 45.33(2.31) | 36.67(5.77) | 45.46(1.29) | 63.88(4.81) | 64.67(5.77) |
  < 6 months | 46.58(18.45) | 53.50(22.19) | 47.20(12.88)g | 50.17(9.61) | 45.13(16.26) | 52.22(24.24) | 46.39(21.28) |
 6 months–1 year | 54.92(16.04) | 58.10(22.35) | 57.20(12.57) | 51.50(9.21) | 49.87(17.20) | 48.21(26.74) | 53.50(19.62) |
 2–5 years | 57.76(10.61) | 50.00(16.83) | 48.00(9.24) | 46.43(9.45) | 51.10(9.34) | 33.73(20.70) | 48.00(15.58) |
 p value | 0.090 | 0.724 | 0.005* | 0.057 | 0.523 | 0.205 | 0.240 |
Aetiologya | |||||||
 Structural | 51.26(17.65) | 50.82(19.77) | 49.16(13.15) | 49.45(8.85) | 46.69(15.71) | 48.52(24.47) | 48.04(19.43) |
 Metabolic | 61.45(12.68) | 78.33(19.09) | 66.67(9.24) | 51.67(12.58) | 59.08(13.64) | 70.38(17.65) | 63.40(30.89) |
 Immune | 64.00(0.00) | 45.00(0.00) | 68.00(0.00) | 55.00(0.00) | 54.45(0.00) | 19.43(0.00) | 43.00(0.00) |
 Unknown | 47.56(17.60) | 58.06(23.16) | 49.95(12.56) | 50.24(10.72) | 46.30(16.64) | 51.42(25.24) | 49.83(21.30) |
 p value | 0.399 | 0.086 | 0.071 | 0.910 | 0.573 | 0.277 | 0.629 |
Seizure typea | |||||||
 Focal | 51.52(18.67) | 53.44(21.43) | 49.50(15.45) | 46.56(10.60) | 43.42(17.11) | 49.83(24.42) | 47.76(17.79) |
 Generalized | 50.60(17.41) | 57.13(22.51) | 52.75(14.53) | 50.94(9.46) | 50.64(16.41) | 49.65(26.91) | 52.19(23.10) |
 FBTC | 48.80(18.64) | 54.75(20.70) | 49.60(11.49) | 50.00(9.74) | 44.86(15.71) | 52.83(23.57) | 47.85(18.40) |
 Unknown/unclassified | 51.82(13.92) | 48.54(24.11) | 46.33(10.98) | 51.25(8.56) | 49.05(13.68) | 42.36(24.74) | 47.50(23.84) |
 p value | 0.929 | 0.706 | 0.502 | 0.476 | 0.340 | 0.651 | 0.800 |
EEG frequency | |||||||
 Fast | 52.75(16.16) | 61.79(24.97) | 55.33(13.88) | 51.79(9.87) | 51.83(17.05) | 56.68(29.07) | 53.36(23.26) |
 Slow | 48.30(18.38) | 49.31(17.28) | 46.48(11.23) | 48.53(9.32) | 43.47(14.31) | 45.29(20.09) | 46.16(17.63) |
 p value | 0.212 | 0.004* | 0.001* | 0.096 | 0.009* | 0.023* | 0.081 |
Epileptiform pattern | |||||||
 Nil | 54.08(17.30) | 52.86(20.94) | 46.86(13.54) | 52.86(8.25) | 49.98(15.86) | 42.80(30.21) | 49.07(25.25) |
 Focal | 52.89(17.74) | 56.98(24.06) | 54.29(13.02)p | 50.83(9.62) | 49.51(15.64) | 56.81(23.83) | 52.10(19.95) |
 Generalized | 46.34(17.04) | 52.78(19.59) | 47.36(12.26) | 48.07(9.90) | 43.62(16.07) | 45.96(22.76) | 46.43(19.21) |
 p value | 0.149 | 0.640 | 0.028* | 0.193 | 0.176 | 0.062 | 0.440 |